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2012: Palin speaks at CPAC

2012: Palin swarmed at CPAC

“We are pleased to again welcome Governor Sarah Palin to CPAC in March,” ACU Chairman Al Cardenas said in a statement. “Governor Palin electrified the crowd in 2012 and we are thrilled to welcome her back this year.”

CPAC, which will occur March 14-16 at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Md., is offering a who’s who of the conservative world, with House Majority Leader Eric Cantor; GOP Sens. Rand Paul, Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, and Marco Rubio of Florida; and Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan, the 2012 Republican vice presidential candidate, among those listed as “featured speakers.”

Palin has skipped out on CPAC on several other occasions. In 2010, reports cited her differences with David Keene, who served as head of the ACU before assuming his current role at the top of the National Rife Association.

Last year at CPAC, as the GOP presidential primaries raged, the former Alaska governor said the “competition” was a good thing, but that the party should ultimately come together.

“At this time next year, we will have a true conservative in the White House,” she said then.